Disk device for disks having different sizes
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakao Morimoto, Masao Sato, Tatsunori Fujiwara
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Abstract
A disk device is provided with an MD carrying mechanism which uptakes an MD 24, places the MD 24 on a turntable, and performs the ejection of the MD 24 from the turntable by the displacement of the holder drawing lever 39 which forms part of a linking mechanism when the cartridge of the MD 24 is inserted into an MD holder. The disk device also comprises a clamp lever avoidance mechanism which refuges the clamp lever 17, which is used for clamping the CD 200, to a position which does not interfere with the uptake and ejection of the MD during uptake and ejection of the MD by the MD carrying mechanism.
Claims15
A disk device which carries non-cartridge stored disks of different sizes and cartridge stored disks, loads said cartridge stored and non-cartridge stored disks onto a turntable, and ejects said cartridge stored and non-cartridge stored disks from said turntable, said disk device comprising:
- a circular disk carrying mechanism having a carrying roller which loads and ejects said non-cartridge stored disks;
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- a cartridge carrying mechanism which is provided with a holder for supporting and enclosing a portion of said cartridge stored disks, said cartridge carrying mechanism loads said cartridge stored disk onto a turntable and ejects said cartridge stored disk from a turntable, in a planar direction, by the displacement of a carrying arm operatively connected to said holder, and displacing said holder upon movement thereof.
A disk device for loading and ejecting cartridge stored disks and non-cartridge stored disks having different diameters, from a turntable, said disk device comprising:
- a disk guide mechanism having a lower surface and a central aperture, said disk guide mechanism guiding said cartridge stored and said non-cartridge stored disks during a loading and ejection operation;
- a cartridge holder for holding said cartridge stored disk in a opening thereof, said cart-ridge holder disposed within said aperture of said disk guide mechanism;
- a cartridge holder cover rotatably provided to augment said opening of said cartridge holder upon an insertion of said cartridge stored disk;
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- a carrying arm movably attached to said cartridge holder, said carrying arm moving said cartridge holder in a planar direction during said loading and ejection operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.